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RFK, Jr., and EPA announce plan to track microplastics in tap water and humans

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a joint effort to track microplastics in drinking water—but experts say doing so will be difficult

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Civil War in Israeli Army, Parliament as MPs detain Soldiers for Gang Rape of Palestinian Prisoners at Vault of Horrors Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Monday, military police raided the Sde Teiman detention center where Palestinian prisoners are being held, detaining 9 Israel soldiers suspected of gang raping and severely sexually torturing detainees. One further suspect was not apprehended. The soldiers belong to the Force 100 unit, […]

War Crime: Israelis Circulating Degrading Sexualized Photos of Palestinian Prisoners Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – Israeli forces have been publishing degrading photographs and videos of detained Palestinians, including children, a form of inhumane treatment and an outrage on their personal dignity that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.  In many cases, detainees were stripped of their clothing, sometimes fully, then photographed or […]

The only Way to address the Threat of Microplastics in the Great Lakes is to Cut Plastic Production and Consumption By Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo; and Stephanie SlowinskiUniversity of Waterloo | – You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, […]

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Sign The Petition: Sea turtles like Gingerbread are dying from rampant plastic pollution

 

It takes just ONE single piece of plastic to KILL a sea turtle. Now just imagine what 24 PIECES would do to a fragile creature like Gingerbread — the baby sea turtle in Florida who weighed only as much as a carrot when 24 pieces of plastic debris were discovered postmortem in the poor animal’s tiny stomach…   Gingerbread’s death isn’t an isolated incident. Studies of similar hatchlings off the coast of Florida found that more than 90% of baby turtles have consumed plastic. In fact, about 1,000 sea turtles a year die from plastic ingestion.   And with TWO garbage trucks of plastic ending up in the ocean EVERY MINUTE, it’s certainly not hard to believe that innocent marine animals are fatally mistaking plastic debris for food.   Aside from decimating our oceans and killing marine life, plastic remains one of our planet’s biggest threats. Burning through large amounts of fossil fuels during production, industrial-sized plastic facilities are spewing toxic emissions and dirty pollutants into the environment — exacerbating the climate crisis while directly threatening the health of those nearby, most often low-wealth and BIPOC communities.   It’s time to fight back against the corporate greed of Big Plastic and its fossil fuel allies before the PLASTIC APOCALYPSE destroys the Earth. That’s why we’re urgently counting on activists like you to stand with us today. Help us build a strong coalition of grassroots environmentalists to demand immediate federal action to address the plastic crisis! Add your name now >>  Sign the petition Plastic stays on our planet for ages because it doesn’t naturally biodegrade. Instead, it breaks down into tiny pieces called microplastics that end up everywhere from the water we drink to the food we eat and even to the air we breathe.   Of the 16,000 chemicals used to make plastic, experts have determined at least 25% of them are hazardous to humans. These chemicals are linked to serious health concerns such as reproductive harms and risks to our cardiovascular health, kidneys, and nervous systems. It’s TRULY scary to think about the fact that the average person unknowingly consumes an entire credit card’s worth of plastic each week! Yikes!  This could be our last hope to STOP THE PLASTIC APOCALYPSE, Tony. We desperately need federal intervention if we’re going to achieve the necessary policies to curb plastic pollution.  Every moment of inaction that passes, plastic continues to accumulate and overwhelm our already-fragile planet. Will you step up right now and urge our government leaders for concrete solutions to the plastic crisis before it’s too late? Take action now! >> Sign the petition Thanks for fighting the plastic crisis with us. We can’t do this without you.  Marcie Keever  Oceans and vessels program director,   Friends of the Earth  Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA PO Box 7010 Merrifield, VA 22116-7010 1-877-843-8687 Contact us Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect:

The Pew Charitable Trusts: Screen time 2024: Parents and teens weigh in

 

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How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time PEW RESEARCH CENTER Nearly half of U.S. teens say they're online almost constantly. How are they navigating this "always on" environment? New survey results shed light on the emotions that teens tie to their devices, the impact of smartphones on youth, and the challenges parents face raising children in the digital age. NEW FINDINGS Housing in America: Where Is Home? "AFTER THE FACT" PODCAST The rising costs of buying and maintaining a house have 60% of U.S. adults concerned. Is the American Dream of homeownership now out of reach? Tune in for expert insights on housing availability, homeownership rates, and more. NEW PODCAST FACT OF THE MATTER 25% The rate of increase in the national median sale price for a U.S. single-family home from 2019 to 2022 Top 7 Reasons to Curb Microplastic Pollution Microplastics are already pervasive in our air, soil, and water. Here's how governments and industries can take action—starting with known solutions for reducing leading sources of microplastic. WHAT'S AT STAKE IN CASE YOU MISSED IT 2 State of the Union Issues in Context 🏘️ Housing policy prescriptions: "I know the cost of housing is so important to you," President Biden said in his State of the Union address last week before offering proposals to boost affordability. ️Two solutions our experts recommend: Carefully relax some burdensome zoning rules, and️ make it easier to access mortgages or other safe financing. Read on. 🧑‍🎓 Default dilemma: The president also stressed efforts to ease student debt. One stat helps show why it matters: About a third of federal student loan borrowers have experienced default at some point over the past two decades. Progress has been made, but many borrowers are still at risk. Read on. PEW IN THE NEWS All of the States That Set Up Automatic IRAs for Workers MSN Broadband Expansion Alone Is Not Enough to Improve Access to Digital Services STATESCOOP

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Thousands Protest in Israel, Demand Netanyahu Step Down, new Elections, Hostage Deal Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Israeli police dispersed a crowd of demonstrators from a major Tel Aviv thoroughfare, Kaplan Street, after they attempted to block it, and that the police used water cannons on the crowd. At least 21 persons were arrested. It is thought to be […]

Gaza: Will Biden go Big on Diplomacy or on Military Destruction? ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – On the horizon, shimmering like some heavenly ideal, is a grand bargain to end the war in Gaza, establish an independent Palestinian state, and stabilize the Middle East. Also on the horizon, blazing like an infernal nightmare, is the prospect of an escalation of the current war in […]

Why Planting Forests alone is no Panacea for the Climate Crisis By James Weber, University of Reading; and James A. King, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – Tackling climate change by planting trees has an intuitive appeal. They absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without using expensive technology. The suggestion that you can plant trees to offset your carbon emissions is […]

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Informed Comment daily updates (02/26/2024)

 

Red Sea attacks in Sympathy with Gaza Escalate as Yemeni Houthis’ Resilience Surprises Biden Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Helpers of God (Ansar Allah) or Houthis in Yemen are proving a bigger challenge for the Biden Administration’s attempt to run interference for the Israeli atrocities in Gaza than Washington had expected. Just Monday morning the Yemeni forces fired a ballistic missile at the US-owned and -operated M/V Torm […]

Abortion Ban Extremists are using a Slavery-Era Texas Law against Women By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Here’s our big word of the day: extraterritoriality. It expresses a sketchy legal theory asserting that rulers in one state have a right to enforce their laws in another state. Its most prominent was in the infamous Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which required officials in […]

War is Bad for you — And the Economy: Biden touts the Alleged Benefits of the Arsenal of Democracy ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Joe Biden wants you to believe that spending money on weapons is good for the economy. That tired old myth — regularly repeated by the political leaders of both parties — could help create an even more militarized economy that could threaten our peace and prosperity for decades to come. Any […]

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TOP NEWS: Progressives Say GOP Shutdown Chaos Is About Imposing 'Extreme, Cruel' Agenda

 

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